THE SOUTHWEST

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  1. 3. LONG-TERM PATTERNS OF WEATHER IN A PARTICULAR AREA
  2. 5. THIS LIVE EXPORT IS USED FOR FLEECE, MILK, AND FOR MEAT
  3. 8. THIS RIVER FORMS PART OF THE BORDER BETWEEN THE U.S AND MEXICO
  4. 10. __________ SANDS NATIONAL PARK. COLOR
  5. 11. PLAIN KNOWN FOR ITS FERTILE SOIL
  6. 12. BUILDING KNOWN FOR A BATTLE; ORIGINALLY A MISSIONARY
  7. 13. PLANT KNOWN TO SURVIVE IN DRY CLIMATES
  8. 16. AN ARTIFICIAL LAKE CREATED BY THE HOOVER DAM
  9. 17. TEXAS ISLAND WITH TEMPERATE WEATHER AND NICE BEACHES
  10. 19. CAPITAL OF "LONE STAR STATE"
  11. 21. HOW CLOSE A PLACE IS TO THE EQUATOR
  12. 23. ARID PLAIN WITH POOR SOIL
  13. 24. HOW HIGH THE LAND IS ABOVE SEA LEVEL
  14. 26. STRUCTURE BUILT TO CONTROL FLOODING ON THE COLORADO RIVER. NAMED AFTER A PRESIDENT
  15. 27. THE MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE OF THE SW. "BLACK GOLD"
  16. 28. A FLAT EXPANSE OF LAND WITH A LAYER OF GRASS THAT DOES NOT CHANGE MUCH IN ELEVATION
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  1. 1. THIS IS THE LARGEST DESERT IN NORTH AMERICA. MOST OF THIS DESERT IS IN MEXICO
  2. 2. STATE KNOWN AS THE "LONE STAR STATE"
  3. 4. THE CAPITAL OF THIS STATE IS SANTA FE
  4. 6. THIS RIVER FLOWS THROUGH THE DRIEST PARTS OF THE USA AND INTO MEXICO
  5. 7. 5TH LARGEST CITY IN THE U.S. 334 DAYS OF SUN A YEAR
  6. 9. A HIGH, FLAT LANDFORM THAT RISES STEEPLY FROM THE LAND AROUND IT
  7. 10. SHORT-TERM DESCRIPTION OF THE AIR IN AN AREA
  8. 11. THE SW IS KNOWN FOR THIS "LIVE" EXPORT. USED FOR BEEF
  9. 14. MEANS HOT AND DRY, WITH FLUCTUATING AMOUNTS OF RAIN
  10. 15. _________ PADRE ISLAND; KNOWN VACATION AND SPRING BREAK SPOT
  11. 18. MEANS DRY, VERY LITTLE RAIN
  12. 20. THIS DESERT COVERS MOST OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
  13. 22. GRAND ___________. ARIZONA TOURIST DESTINATION; DEEP; HAS A LOT OF CAVES
  14. 25. ARIZONA PRODUCES MOST OF THIS EXPORT. USED TO MAKE WIRE OR PENNYS